Posts by jgoldbogen

The Goldbogen Lab at the Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University invites applications for a post-doctoral position in fish biomechanics. The position is open immediately, but the start date is flexible. The duration of the fellowship will be at least 1 year with an opportunity to extend to up to 3 years with demonstrated performance. […]

Predators use a suite of foraging strategies to maximize their energetic gain and support their metabolism. Foraging in aquatic vertebrates can be broadly categorized into particulate feeding, where single prey items are seized and ingested, and bulk-filter feeding that involves the capture and processing of large volumes of prey-laden water. Several animal groups have independently […]

In collaboration with Alison Stimpert at the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, we published the first multi-sensor tag data and controlled exposure experiment of a Baird’s beaked whale (Berardius bairdii). Baird’s beaked whales represent species in the family Ziphiidae, an enigmatic group of toothed whales that are characterized by their extreme deep diving capabilities. Because they exhibit such long, deep dives, […]

Featured this week on the cover of the Journal of Experimental Biology, Friedlaender et al. present the first data ever collected using high-resolution, multi-sensor tags on foraging minke whales. These data were obtained off the western Antarctic Peninsula in Wilhelmina Bay. Our analyses showed that tagged minke whales foraged under and around pack ice, performing […]

A methods and techniques paper was published this week in the Journal of Experimental Biology this week describing the use of high-resolution accelerometers to determine the calling behavior in baleen whales from suction-cup attached tags. Acoustic tags have been used to detect whale calls, but the low frequencies of these calls have made the assignment […]

A special theme section was published this week in Marine Ecology Progress Series, “Tracking fitness in marine vertebrates“, covering a wide range of studies, from fish to seabirds, that use tag technology in combination with other disciplines to resolve the mechanisms underlying individual fitness (survival, timing of reproduction, foraging success). Here is a look inside the […]

Published this week in the Journal of Experimental Biology, Jeremy Goldbogen and Jessica Meir review the classic paper by Jerry Kooyman, ‘Maximum diving capacities of the Weddell seal, Leptonychotes weddelli‘ published in Science in 1966. Among several scientific innovations, this groundbreaking paper debuted the first time-depth recorder (TDR), a device that has revolutionized the field […]

It was a busy conference season for the Goldbogen Lab, four meetings in less than 2 months, from Dunedin, New Zealand to Austin, Texas. One of the highlights was during the 20th Biennial Conference on Marine Mammals, at Otago University in Dunedin, New Zealand. Ewan Fordyce had one of the most poorly understood whales on display: […]

It was great to catch up with long time colleagues Bob Shadwick and Jean Potvin earlier this month in Vancouver, British Columbia. The whale team reunited over coffee to brainstorm an exciting new set of research goals. Our preliminary findings will be presented at the 20th Biennial Conference on Marine Mammals in Dunedin, New Zealand, next […]